Requiring an assessment of the density of development in flood-prone areas.

A Local Law requiring an assessment of the density of development in flood-prone areas in order to determine whether such density interferes with the ability of the inhabitants of such areas to reach safety in response to storms and other natural disasters

This bill would require department of city planning, in consultation with the department of buildings, the office of emergency management and the office of long-term planning and sustainability to conduct an assessment of the density of development in flood-prone areas to determine whether that density interferes with the ability of residents in those areas to safely evacuate during storms and other natural disasters.